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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez about the group which has the highest rates of coronavirus infection and COVID-19 deaths per capita in the U.S.

Democrats on the Senate intelligence committee released a report saying the CIA misled higher-ups and didn't accurately describe its post-Sept. 11 interrogation tactics. The CIA disputes the findings.

Reporters at the Chicago Tribune are covering stories that put them in close contact with COVID-19. Meanwhile, their pay is being cut and their company is preparing to be taken over by a hedge fund.

The U.S. has spent nearly $6 trillion on wars since 2001, with no end in sight, according to one report. Another says the U.S. needs to ramp up military efforts to counter Russia and China.

In the year before the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the gunman purchased accessories, became aggressive toward women online and in person, and was nicknamed "school shooter" by those who knew him.

The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated.

President Trump would like companies to report their earnings less frequently. Executives have long called for that -- but some financial experts worry it would go badly.

An independent investigator was appointed after Jerry Sandusky was accused of sexual abuse.

2: Philadelphia Inquirer investigative reporters DONALD BARLETT AND JAMES STEELE. The two talk with Terry Gross about why campaign promises related to taxes should be carefully scrutinized. BARLETT AND STEELE say if you want to know how a 15 percent tax cut would help you, you need to look at how it would impact all of the taxes you pay. They say that often the highest tax rates are found at the state or local level.BARLETT AND STEELE took several years investigating their new series "Who Stole The Dream?" It looks at how global compeition and U.S. trade policies have hurt America's middle class. This series was printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer last month. Excerpts of the series can be viewed on the Inquirer's website.

Police in Washington responded to a call about a Bengal tiger — turns out it was a stuffed animal. In Thailand, an elephant grabbed a tourist's camera. Instead of a selfie, can we call it an elfie?